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PHILIA
"friendship": Greek term for a love relationship based on mutual admiration and respect rather than sexual attraction.

PHILEO
and storge describe friendship love and love for one's family.

PHILEO
This Greek word has the idea of emotional love. While AGAPE emphasizes the complete giving of love to another person, PHILEO emphasizes the affection, emotion, a fondness one person has for another.

A PHILIA is the love or obsession with a particular thing or subject. The suffix -philia is used to specify the love or obsession with something more specific. It is antonymic to -phobia.

Philia as a greek word for love refers to brotherly love, including friendship and affection. This contrasts to the Greek terms Eros, or sexual/romantic love, and agape, or detached, spiritual love. However, it should be noted that English usage differs in some cases from the eytmological use, and several of these words refer in English not to brotherly love but to sexual attraction.

The suffix -phile (or, in a few cases, -philiac) applies to someone who has one of these philia. It is the antonym of -phobic.


PHILANTHROPIA - Love for mankind
PHILADELPHIA - Brotherly love
PHILEMA - A kiss
PHILIA - Friendship love
PHILOS - A love for a friend or relative
PHILOSTORGOS - Tender love or affectionate love